Hand polishing device



J FIBWEGER HAND PoLIsHING DEVICE.

N0`.'604,895. Patented May 31, V18798.

TVEIILUL Julius Tiewggm :E Yh ALY.

NITED STATES PATENT rines..

iUlilUS FIEW`EGER, OFMENASILX, lVlSCONSi.

HAND POLISHING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATIONfOImng part 0f Letters Patent NO. 604,895, dated May 31,1898.'

` Application led March 27, 1897. Seriali. N0. 629,499. (Model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern/.f-

Be it known that LJULIUs FIEWEGER, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Menasha, in the countyl of Winnebago and `State* ofWisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hand PolishingDevices, of whichthe following isa specification.

illy invention relatesy toan abrasive or polishing device for the use ofthe artisan and mechanic; andit consists of a iiexible strap having itsends secured apart with a suitable degree of tension', and .is'to beheld in the hands of the operator and reciprocated over the work. inhand, which work, if having a surface which is curved in the directionof its movement, receives the benefit .ofthe rock# ing motion of theoperators 'arias and receives the abrasive effects of the device inconsequence of the flexibility ofv the strap not only over its immediatetop surface, but down upon its sides, or if the work in hand is a plainand smooth surface the iiexible strap can be quickly changed into adevice having an abrasive-material pad or backing which is comparativelyrigid, whereby it is adapted for a large variety of work-suchas the workof Carriagemakers, chair and furniture makers, joincrs, the l polishingof iron surfaces, &c.-and it is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side. elevation of the device.` Figs.2 is -a' top view of the same.y Fig. Sis a side elevation of the handleend of the clamping-irons with the wood handle omitted and showing theadj usting-screw', and Fig. e is an end elevation of said irons andadjusting-4 screw as seen from their inner end. Figs. 3 and 4 are uponan enlarged scale.

Similar numerals and letters indicate like parts in the several views.

1 indicates the iron clamps of the handle end of the device; 2, theclamps of the opposite end; 3, the wood bow-shaped'bar', 4, a strap or`strip of suitable material, which may or may not, as desired, have anabrasive surface and which extends from one of said clamps tothe other;5, a strip of sandpaper, cmery, or other abrasive or polishing materialand which extends from one clamp to the other and being supported whenin use by said strap; (i, a removableboard or strip for changing thedevice from one having a ilexi-l ble abrasive surface to one having acoinparatively rigid or unyielding one and is shown in Fig. 1 in dottedlines and in Fig. 2 in heavy ones.

The clamp 1 consists of awood handle a,

the adjusting-screw b, one end of which extends into'the wood handle,the clamp-iron c, its follower d, a block of wood c, the slidingscrew-holderf, the nut 7L, the screws'i and 7c, and ferrnlej. y

vThe clamp Eis similar to the clamp l, excepting that'it has noadjustingscrew, and consists of the clamp-iron c', its follower d',block ef, and screws i" and k.

The bar 3 is preferably made of wood'bent ,to the requiredlshape andhaving the irons 'l of tension for their smooth and easyworking.-

This handle, it will be evident, can be dispensed with and the devicegrasped by the hands of the workman near each end of the bar 3 for reciprocation over the work in hand. NIV hen it is properly adjusted, theworkman,

taking hold one hand near each end of the device, by reciprocating thetool over the work in hand (the inside of a p'agon-felly, for iu-`tance, after it has been draw-shaved) can quickly reduce itsinequalities and produce an evensmooth surface.- A The abrasive-materialstrip becoming too much worn can be quickly removed by loosening the'tension by turning the handle a and then loosening the screws i' vL' ofthe clamps,

when another strip can be inserted, the

screws fi viA tightened up, and the proper degrec or tension given 'tothe abrasivestrjp,

The sand or emery paper can be boughtin strips of the desired width andthen be out to the required length; but in some cases it may be desiredto dispense with the paper strips and have the abrasive material appliedIOO

